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K. L. STANDISH TELEPHONE RECEIVER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED 6EPT,2|, 1917.

Patented June 10, 1919.

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EEUGA E Q K. L. STANDISH.

TELEPHONE RECEIVER SUPPORI.

APPLICATION FILED SEPTI 21, 19W.

Patented J1me 10, 1919.

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I attozwzu V 30 l ment showing the operative relation of the STATE-17S PATENT omen mrmmivnn s'mu'nrsn, or NEWY'YORK, N. Y.

To all whom it m aycohcer'n Be it known thatI, KATHARINE L. STAND? Is'H, of the city of-New York, county and State of -Ne\v' York, have invented a new and ImprovedTelephone-Receiver Support,

. 'of which the" following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a support for telephone receivers and is designedfor the entire convenience of the user, being adjustable in anyplane'or' direction, so astobring the receiver when placed .uponthe support. in proper'position againstthe ear,

relieving the. user of the necessity of holding the receiver to the ear with .the hand, and

sired.-

The adjustment. is so simple that subsequent users can readily change the height.

or angle to accommodate themselves witlr a minimum amount of trouble.

port comprises a base A, a flexible arm B.

I the present inventionis is a cross-section in the; I the line"6-6 in Fig. 2b.

The invention also includes an attached switch-weight which is adapted to take the place of the receiver in making and. break-- 'ing the circuit of the telephone instrument leading to the central operator.

Figure 1, is afront view ot the standard 5 constituting the present invention. (parts being broken awayto facilitate illustration) together withan ordinary telephone instrutwo. Fig. 2, is an enlarged top view, parts being broken away, or the joints at the up per end of the standard... Fig. 3, is a side elevation of the npper'end of the standard,

. parts being broken away. Fig. at, is a juxtapositioncd perspective of the various'parts of theupper end of the standard. Fig.5, is an enlarged erosssection of the spring washer and parts which it retains '11 place.- Fig; 6, plane indicated by The. standard or telephone receiver sup and a bar C, carrying three hooks, of diffferentproportions to accommodate a tele-,

phone receiver, hereinafter called thereceiver-holder. Also const tuting a part of weight D.

The flexible arm-This of well knownconstruetion, as" shown for example n the United States Letters. Patent'of i S. A1.-

. nold, (325,917, May 30,1899. Attached to'its lower end is a solid rod a, the lower end of which is ofsmaller diameter, and slides in 1 I Specification of Letters Patent:

thereby leaving-both hands free for tak-' ing notes'of the conversation, as may be dein' two different the attached switch mEPHoNE-mcnIvER surrom Patented'June 10, 1919,

Application filed September 2 1, 1917. Serial No. 192,545.

a socket b", in the base A, .therebyproviding for vertical. adjustment of the receiver ,holder, The shaft is maintained at its variousfhe1ghts by means of a thumb-screw E,

which when turned entirely inwardly presses against the rod a. At the upper end of'the flexible arm. B, and interposed be tween it and the receiver-holder oints which when in any given position permit of adjustment of the receiver-holder in.- 'tWO different 7 planes and which position can be changed by simply bending the flexible arm 13, in a new direction, and no matter .What position the flexlble arm p B, is placed in, the receiver-holder is always adjustable planes from that position.

For convenience of illustration and description, it will be assumed thatthe position of the standard in Fig.1, is the front View and that from this-position the receiver-holder is adjustable vertically and horizontally. The joint permitting the vertical adjustmentconsists of member F, attached to the upperendof the flexible shaft, and member G. Both members F and G, have cylindrical bases,

ter of the cut-away portion an aperture d, which when the parts are in their relative positions register with each other.

C, are two and each has a simi- 'lar cut-away portion, shown atv c, on member F. Also-each memberhasthrough the cen- The. .aperture in member F, is provided with screw-tln'eads. Member G, has'on the op'- posite side from its cut-away portion, and

- surrounding the aperture (Z, a countersink c, .-1nto whlch fits a metal washer H; The-two screwed home, thereby sumedposition, in a vertical plane, extend ing at right angle. so the hole d.

The cylindrical'base of member G, has

a stud J Near. the outer endof. this stud is The stud J, passes, through a hole K, in the middle of the re-,

a transverse hole ceiver-holder bar. After the-re'ceiver-holder is put in place, a spring washer L, is put upon the stud J, and the two parts (rece1ver-= holder and spring washer) are held in frictionalengagement by the insertion of pin M, in the hole f, of the-extension J, (see ig. 5). The receiver-holder is thereby permitted to move in a plane at right angles with that of the joint formed 'by' members F and G, and in acompletecircle as distingnished from the semi-circular adjustment of the joint F, The friction lock caused by the spring washer when pressed against the receiver-holder C, by the pin M, as

shown in Fig. 5, is sufiici'ent to hold the receiver-holder in anyposition in which it is placed, even after the receiver is placed upon the hooks.

It will be apparent, that by straightening the flexible arn'i- B, and bending, it either to' the right or left of the position in Fig. 1-.

-' or the assumed position, a new range of movements may be had. in which the joint formed by nieinbers'F and G, would give fore described. v

Therefore by bending the flexible arm in different directions any desired range 'of movements may he l1ad,'"equivalent in all to a universal joint. Also, by bending the flexible arm B, at any place in its length,

- various heights can be obtained as well as on the base A.

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by the adjustment provided by turn-key E.

' necessa- Fig. 1. It is then only 'necessaryto reniove. the switch weight from the telephone 1nstru Incnt in order to begin another conversation,

the .receiver-b'eing already in position adj ustedto the users ear. I clainr- 1 1. A telephone receiver ysupport having,

a'flcxible 'arm vertically adjustable at one end insaid socket by means of sa1d-tl1un1bin combination, a base having. therein alon- 'g'l'flltllllfil Socket, a thumb-screw 1n saidbase,

screw. a joint on the other-or upper end of j J said flexible arm consisting of vtvvo'men'iberspermitting a semi-circular range of movements n one plane. a receiver-holder carrled ,on-an extension of-one inember of said joint,

a spring washer,,ap1n fitting an said exten:

an adjustment in a horizontal plane as con- .tlasted with a vertical fadjustment hereto- The complete flexibility and inovability of I this standard and its parts'p'ermits the receiver-holder to be readily turned aside when not in nse,or put away, if desired.

For the convenience of users, the present invention provides a, switch weight D. to

be used in place of the receiver for making and blealring theelectric circuit in the telephone instrument necessary for the carrying on of a conversation.- The base A, of the standard is provided with a screw eye N,

sion. said receiver-holder being frictik'mallyheld in place by means of'sai'd spring washer being pressed against said holderby said pinythe" joint thereby formed"permitting a circular range of movements'in. aplaneat' telephone receiver when it is desired to break the circuit, a screw eye in .saidjbase, a hook to which is fastened one end of a-ribbon .or

cord ii).- The other end of this ribbon or cord 9, is fastened totheibottom' of the switch weight t shown at g. The top of the sw1tch veigntll), s provided with a hook P, which engages with screw eve N, a

in the top of said switch weightcooperating with said screw eye when it is desired to hang the weight 111' a, convenlent place'out 'or'the way of the user when it is not to be used tobreak the aforesaid'electric circuit.-

2. A telephone rec'eiver snpport having, in combinatlon. a base with a longitudinal socket, a flexible arm vertically adjustable at one end in said socket a "joint at: the upper end of saidfieXrb'le arm consisting of two members permitting a circular range of. 105

' movement in one plane, 'oneofsaid joint convenient placeto hang the switch weight.

when it not to be used upon the telephone F" When it is des1red to leavetlrb receiver upon the receiver-holder C, Fig.1. after a,

conversation is over, the switch Weight is used to break the circuit to'the central operator- ,by being hung upon'th'e receiver hook oi telephone instrument, the switch weight- D, being provided with an enlarged top m head 52,3501 this purpose. Such useof the switch weight ,is shown iii-dotted lines in members being secured to said-flexible arm andthe other joint member having a pro; jectingnstud, meansfor clamping said two n'iember's together after adjustment, a receiver-hplder' having hooksto support a/ telephone receiver, said holder being carried by and turning on said stud in a plane at right angles to. the plane oi: movement of said'joint members, and a spring" trictionally. retaining said holder in any position of its saiddiolder on said stud.

In .witness whereof-I have-hereuntosigned my name;

K HA INE L. sTANmsH;

adjustment but "permitting the turning of 

